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Soldiers' Monument

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Description: Originally published by Layman & Ritchey, this image features a marble soldier's monument dedicated to those who served in the Civil War, erected in 1869. ...
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Statue of General Stephen Dill Lee

Date: 1909
Description: Erected in June 1909, H.H. Kitson's sculpture commemorates Confederate Lieutenant General Stephen Dill Lee and is located in the Vicksburg National Militar...
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The Lincoln Monument

Date: 1887
Description: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' monument to Abraham Lincoln, installed 1887. Image shows the bronze sculpture from its foot framed by young foliage in the backgro...
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General Price's Former Headquarters

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Description: A view of a man standing in front of the ruins of General Sterling Price's former headquarters. Price served as a United States Army brigadier general duri...
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Court House and Monument

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Description: A view of people standing on the sidewalk in front of the courthouse and the Confederate monument.
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Shadows-on-the-Teche

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Description: The Old Weeks Home, known as "Shadows-on-the-Teche," was a white-columned brick residence built in 1830. The home was a backdrop for several events during ...
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Fort Sumter

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Description: Interior view of Fort Sumter. Two open doors show a staircase in the distance, and two dates, "1776" and "1917" are written on the wall. Construction on ...
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Fort Sumter Ruins

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Description: A view of the ruins of Fort Sumter from across a road showing a set of stairs leading up to a building. A path leads to other buildings which remain intact...
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...
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Old Stone House at Bull Run Battlefield

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Description: A fence surrounds an old stone house and trees at Bull Run Battlefield. Caption reads: "Stone House, Bull Run Battlefield, Va."
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Ruins of a Home

Date: 1870
Description: Men clear the ruins of a home after the Battle Above the Clouds.
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Confederate Breastworks

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Description: A view of Confederate breastworks, ridges in the hillsides for defense, at Western Heights. A fence divides the land in the foreground. Caption reads: "Con...
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Company Quarters

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Description: Four men stand in a country setting near the company quarters of Fort Brown, on which construction started in 1845. Caption reads: "Company Quarters, Fort ...
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Painting of 'The Charge of the New Market Cadets'

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Description: A painting of 'The Charge of the New Market Cadets' by West Clinedinst (Clinedienst). The work commemorates the Battle of New Market that took place on May...
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Painting of 'The Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac"

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Description: A painting of 'The Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac.' The work commemorates the Battle of Hampton Roads, fought on March 8–9, 1862, and depicts ...
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Civil War Monument

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Description: A view of the monument, which contains, in low relief, men as civilians and as soldiers. In front of this is a sculpture of an angel with a sword in her ha...
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Civil War Monument

Date: 1900
Description: A view of a The Soldiers' Monument, erected on November 1, 1865 by Dan Rice, a famous circus man. The memorial is said to be the first built honoring the s...
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Monument to New Jersey's Fifteenth Regiment

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Description: View of a monument to New Jersey's Fifteenth Regiment on the site of a battlefield. The memorial was erected by the State of New Jersey and is surrounded b...
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Monument to Stonewall Jackson

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Description: View of a monument to Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863), American Civil War Confederate General. The memorial, erected in 1888, stands in a wooded area, surrou...
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Monument to Mother Bickerdyke

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Description: View of a monument to Mother Bickerdyke (1817-1901), an army nurse. The memorial, erected in 1904, features Mary Ann Bickerdyke kneeling beside a soldier, ...

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